Subscription Databases:See library staff for user names and passwords.
Biography in Context:This database integrates biographies from Gale Group sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to hand-picked web sites.
Gale Student Resources in Context:Broad database offering resources in literature, cultures, science, history, and geography.Full-text articlesfrom reference works, primary sources, and periodicals.
World Book:Encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia sources. Good starting point for a general overview. Includes links to reviewed web sites.
Free Websites:
Artcyclopedia:Type in an artist’s name for biographical information.
Biography:Contemporary Hispanic sports stars and entertainers are covered in this resource.
Information Please: A free, authoritative, and respected reference for Internet users, provides a comprehensive encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, and dictionary. Enter the search term Famous Hispanics.
Famous Hispanics
Last Updated January 2014
Print Resources: Use the Library Catalog to locate print resources in the PHS Library.
Famous Hispanics Resource List (Print and eBooks in the PHS Library collection)
Subscription Databases: See library staff for user names and passwords.
Biography in Context: This database integrates biographies from Gale Group sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to hand-picked web sites.
Gale Student Resources in Context: Broad database offering resources in literature, cultures, science, history, and geography. Full-text articles from reference works, primary sources, and periodicals.
World Book:Encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia sources. Good starting point for a general overview. Includes links to reviewed web sites.
Free Websites:
Artcyclopedia: Type in an artist’s name for biographical information.
Biography: Contemporary Hispanic sports stars and entertainers are covered in this resource.
Information Please: A free, authoritative, and respected reference for Internet users, provides a comprehensive encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, and dictionary. Enter the search term Famous Hispanics.
Professor Witcombe’s Art History Website: Excellent source of biographical information about artists.
Prepared by Beth Kois